No kidding. Turkey vultures can kill on their looks alone.

Wil says: "I'm beginning to wonder if gaming might be a really easy and subtle geek infection vector for the non-geeks in our lives." Of course. Everyone values personal relationships and human interaction. (Even me.) Gaming (especially tabletop gaming) doesn't just promote interaction, it requires it. We can make a social event out of a comic book sale because we all share the secret knowledge of comic books, while a civilian will feel out of place and intimidated or annoyed. In a game, the civilian knows she has a place at the table.

Dan, Mark: It's film, guys. Film scoffs at megapixels. Analog rules! Wil: Is that a FF2000 shirt?

Of course now I have to try to catch up. (Does anybody know of any processor speed hacks for the Touch?) If my calendar is correct and I haven't run out of fingers, you must have started that back in July. Was there any funneh stuff happening in July?

It took courage to write about yourself that way, but you know what? You've just shown us all what it's like to be human: frail, sometimes frightened, but never giving up. People love stories about real people. It's how we know we're not alone. I'd offer a "yeah, but..." to Wil's addition to your list, though. "Standing up to a dick doesn't automatically make you a dick too."